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Brent Baker, according to his NewsBusters profile, is "the Steven P.J. Wood Senior Fellow and Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center, where he writes the daily CyberAlert e-mail report. In 2001, Weekly Standard Executive Editor Fred Barnes dubbed Baker 'the scourge of liberal bias.' Baker lived in Massachusetts through high school, whereupon he fled the liberal commonwealth for George Washington University in DC and, since graduation, a life in Northern Virginia." "Brent Baker", NewsBusters, accessed February 2008.</ref> Baker also contributes to the MRC's NewsBusters weblog.

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61% Realize Palin's Been 'Treated Unfairly by the Press'

MSM polls may say a majority don't consider Sarah Palin qualified to be President (60 percent according to ABC News-Washington Post), but just as many people recognize the media's unfair hostility toward her. “About six in 10 Americans (61 percent) ...

From BRENT BAKER, Newsbusters,  22 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  Washington Post Company,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Nancy Pelosi

ABC's Johnson Recites Canard Lack of Health Insurance Kills 45,000 Annually

Trying to boost the rationale for ObamaCare, Thursday's CBS Evening News ran two stories from far-left sources, but the network disguised the agenda behind both. Katie Couric announced that "while the debate goes on over the cost of insuring everyone, ...

From BRENT BAKER, Newsbusters,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Harvard Medical School,  Katie Couric,  Tim Johnson,  Barack Obama,  George Stephanopoulos

On MSNBC, Ebony Honoree Dyson: Obama's 'Brought Sexy Brilliance Back to the White House'

We have a man in the White House who has made, you know, thinking sexy, who's brought sexy brilliance back to the White House. To be on any list with Al Sharpton is not a hit list but an it list -- is extraordinarily beautiful. He is one of the most ...

From BRENT BAKER, Newsbusters,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: White House,  MSNBC,  Barack Obama,  Al Sharpton,  Georgetown University

Flashback: Year Ago MSNBC Riveted by Palin's Turkey 'Carnage'

One year ago tonight, Thursday, November 20 -- like today, the Thursday one week before Thanksgiving -- MSNBC ridiculously plastered “BREAKING NEWS” on-screen for video of Sarah Palin at a turkey farm just after pardoning one, running more than three ...

From BRENT BAKER, Newsbusters,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: MSNBC,  Sarah Palin,  Keith Olbermann

NBC's Todd and CBS's Reid Fret Over 'Stress' of Presidency on Obama

I've had a couple people ask me this at NBC, are you losing weight, do you feel the stress? Where is this coming from? Or at the one-year point, do you feel like, “Oh my God, I look in the mirror, boy, they're right, this job does age you?” CHUCK ...

From BRENT BAKER, Newsbusters,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  CBS News,  Walter Reed Hospital,  White House

SNL's Seth Myers on Palin's 'Rude Double-Entendre' Claim: 'That's 100 Percent True'

Some vindication for Sarah Palin in the midst of non-stop media hostility. On Monday night's Late Show with David Letterman, guest Seth Myers, the head writer for Saturday Night Live who also anchors the comedy show's 'Weekend Update' fake newscast, ...

From BRENT BAKER, Newsbusters,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  Amy Poehler

Palin Regrets – 'Dang It' – Journalists Didn't Get 'Fish-Slimed,' NBC's Mitchell Reports

Remember when we went fishing with her after she resigned as Governor? Palin writes: “Now I wanted to see Andrea and her colleagues sporting fish-slimed waders, banging around in a skiff, stuck in the mud and trying to pull themselves back over the ...

From BRENT BAKER, Newsbusters,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  Andrea Mitchell

David Brooks Derides Palin as a 'Joke' and 'Talk Show Host'; Only Ifill Sees Her Appeal

All comments are owned by whoever posted them and are subject to our terms of use. They should not be assumed to represent the views of NewsBusters. Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your ...

From BRENT BAKER, Newsbusters,  15 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  David Brooks,  Sarah Palin,  John McCain

No Party ID on ABC for Imprisoned Jefferson; CBS Skips Sentencing

NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams noted Jefferson's party in this short item: “Former Louisiana Democratic Congressman William Jefferson made headlines a while back when the FBI found $90,000 in cash hidden in his freezer. Today, he was sentenced ...

From BRENT BAKER, Newsbusters,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: William Jefferson,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Charles Gibson,  Brian Williams (football)

CBS: Obama 'So Thoroughly Researching Critical' Afghanistan Decision 'a Good Thing'

CHARLES GIBSON: Yesterday, he had his eighth meeting with his national security advisers on the question of sending more troops to Afghanistan. The White House said the President's decision won't be announced until after he returns from Asia. Our ...

From BRENT BAKER, Newsbusters,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  CBS News,  The Pentagon,  Hamid Karzai,  White House

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